Patrick Hilliman
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 17, 1982 Sint Maarten |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
Livingstone (2001–2002) College of Central Florida (2002–2003) High Point (2003–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Club Nuevo Basket Torrevieja |
| 2006–2007 | Alaior Opel Jovent |
| 2007–2008 | CB Clavijo |
| 2008–2009 | Promobys Valle de Almanzora |
| 2009–2011 | Rotterdam Challengers |
| 2011–2013 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2013–2014 | Sint-Jan Basket |
| 2014 | Port of Den Helder Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Patrick Silvester Hilliman (born April 17, 1982) is a Dutch basketball player. In his career, Hilliman played for Dutch Basketball League clubs Rotterdam Challengers and ZZ Leiden in his career.[1] From 2007 till 2011, he played for the Dutch national basketball team.
Career
From 2005 till 2009 Patrick played in Spain for several teams in the lower divisions of the country.[2]
In 2009 Hilliman left Spain for Holland to go play for the Rotterdam Challengers. Hilliman had an impressive debut season in the DBL, as he averaged 13.6 points and a league-leading 10.2 rebounds per game.[3] Midway through the 2010–11 season Hilliman made a transfer to Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, after also Groningen and Den Bosch were looking to acquire him.[4][5]
During his stand with Leiden Hilliman won two DBL's, a NBB Cup and two Supercups. He was also named a DBL All-Star again in 2011–12.
For the 2013–14 season Hilliman took his talents to Belgium, where he would start playing for Sint-Jan Basket in the Belgian Second Division. Eurobasket.com named him the Defensive Player of the Year and got him a place in the All-Tweede Nationale Team.[2]
For the 2014–15 season Hilliman returned to Holland, when he signed with Port of Den Helder Kings.[6] In December 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and was dissolved.
Honours
Club
- Dutch Basketball League (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
- NBB Cup (1): 2011–12
- Dutch Supercup (2): 2011, 2012
Individual
- DBL rebounding leader (1): 2009–10
- DBL All-Star (1): 2010
- DBL All-Star (1): 2012
References
- ↑ Hillimas profile. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- 1 2 "Players | Player Details". R.H. Consultancy. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ "Patrick Hilliman profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ "Ook Leiden wil Patrick Hilliman | RTV Rijnmond". Rijnmond.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ Rob Wouters (2014-07-22). "Noordhollands Dagblad - Patrick Hilliman naar ZZ Leiden". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ "Noordhollands Dagblad - Port of Den Helder Kings legt vier nieuwe spelers vast". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-30.